Chigaroogarem, Chigaroogarem. Rough, tough, real stuff! Texas A&M!

I’ve been a fan of the Texas Aggies for as long as I can remember. I’ve got to say I got a little emotional as the final seconds ticked off the clock and my Aggies put the finishing touches on a 24-17 victory over a prominent Big 12 South opponent.

I’ve spent many wonderful hours in Aggieland. I didn’t actually go to Texas A&M, but that’s beside the point. To know Texas A&M is to love Texas A&M. I remember the time R.C. Slocum pointed to the photo where some Aggies had stolen a mascot from another school and branded the score of that year’s game on its behind.

Personally, I’m not into branding the scores of football games on an animal’s behind, but if you’re living in a place like College Station, you probably end up doing a lot of things I wouldn’t do.

Anyway, I’m guessing if you polled Texas sportswriters they’re pretty darn happy about the fabulous regular season the Aggies have had. Some places make our jobs hard. Some make it easy. A&M is one of the places where they make it easy.

Mike Sherman is among the best people on earth, and he has rebuilt the football program at Texas A&M faster than almost anyone thought possible. I’d like to point out I told you Sherman would get the Aggies going, but I’m not the type.

Anyway, here are some highlights:

• A&M’s six-game winning streak is its longest since 1998.

• A&M has won three of its last five against Texas.

• Cyrus Gray’s 223 rushing yards was the most for an A&M runner against UT.

”This game had nothing to do with Texas. I have tremendous respect for them. They are an excellent football program. This win was about maintaining our progression and continuing to win.”—Mike Sherman

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It is amazing that the Horns were playing for a National Championship last year and not bowl eligible this year. I guess that shows how good the qbs were. Could be long year next year also.. oh well, always have basketball and baseball..

Justice, I’m not really sure what to say. I’ve read some very anti Aggie pieces written by you, maybe you’re coming around. How about you give your boy Jerome Solomon a shout from all the Ags. I love his article last year about how embarassing the Ags are to the State of Texas.

RIchard, the problem with these rubes is that they don’t grasp the magnitude of your humor and the subtlety of your sarcasm. Nothing you write should be taken at face value. We have seen your photo tag and taken at its face value we couldn’t even buy a can of scalp polish for you with it. However, vainly type on. i have never missed a beat or an inference of your omniscient mind.

I remember having to wait quite a while at the Chicken Ranch in La Grange while the Aggie baseball team occupied all the ladies. My buddies and I finally left and went back to Sealy where the girls were younger and cuter. I do remember the Aggie boys were making those ladies bark and squeal and bhaahhhaaahha. It sounded like a barnyard in there. I think the baseball team had won. ( I thought I may have seen a pic of you at one those establishments ‘walk of fame’ but now I might be mistaken ..haw haw)

As for UT. MIke Sherman made a crucial decision to change QB’s at mid term and started wiinning while Mac Brown didn do the same. I bet Brown now wonders who pawned Gilbert Garrett off on him.

You’ve been a major Aggie Hater and your columns reflect your petty bias for a good football program with a guy who wants to coach and lead his Aggie team the right way. Shame on you for the many hateful columns, blogs, and tweets you have written. Too bad you can’t be a “sportswriter” in the same sense that Mike Sherman is a coach–patient, positive, humble.

Justice, another redikulis article and flip flop by you. You’re opinions are ludicris and you have no idea what your talking about. stick to kissing uncle draytins but and leave the football writing to people who know what they are talking about. The aggies wont be fooled into thinking you support them. everyone knows your a teasip apolagist and were probably in the locker room last night after the game giving mac brown hugs and telling him everything was going to be alright. your terrible.

It’s cool to say A&M has won three of the last five against Texas, that sounds pretty impressive. It’s also true that A&M has won three of the last eleven, which isn’t so impressive. You can spin the numbers several different ways.

Mike Sherman is a good,honest person with high integrity. I know his players were fighting hard to win for him. In all of his interview, He never threw any of his players or coaches under the bus. He handle it within the teams locker room and held everyone accountable. In year one, his started the best players, though most were true freshmen. The same standard applied this here too when he benched J.Johnson and C.Michaels in the KU game. The players love and respect him. What more can you ask for.

I can’t stand A&M. My whole family went there and I was a rebellious youth. But last night’s game was great because of the caliber of coaches. I didn’t care who won, because I knew a great coach was going to win the game. Hats off to Sherman.

Regarding the Longhorn season, we had no chance starting the worst QB in the the big 12 or any conference in college football. Gilbert threw twice as many interceptions as TD’s, was horrible in the red zone and on third down conversions, has no field vision, a mediocre arm, and positively gave the Horns no shot to win any games except when playing the little sisters of the poor. I cannot believe he did not get benched and all Mack Brown needs to do is start him another 12 straight games next year and he and the Horns will have another 5-7 season or worse next year also and eventually lose all competitive recruiting advantage that the Horns have built over the past 13 years.

Gilbert’s performance was so pathetic that it affected every aspect of the Horn team this year and they have great athletes at almost every position except for a weak offensive line. I can not believe that the Horns did not start another QB and even Colt McCoy’s previous backup John Childs who now plays receiver would have been a better option. Gilbert is not a freshman and as a sophomore in this world of Quarterback camps for teens and most colleges getting great play out of freshmen and sophomores, there are no excuses for a sophomore being “too young”. Gilbert needs to sit and this is what the price of being the UT QB is: failure equals massive criticism and if one can not take it go to another school or take the heat like a man. I will not watch another season with Garrett Gilbert starting as QB as I have better things to do with 4 hours on Saturdays.

Pretty funny when an Aggie can get this excited about beating a Texas Team that was worse than Baylor and Iowa State.

Remind me again the last time Aggie has won a MNC or even a bowl game?

Stop being pathetic. For the first time in a while YOU are irrelevant. Go away, we’ll talk again next year after the game in College Station. As for 3 of the last 5, yes, we do have that. Yes, the longhorns have won this decade, but we are now up 19-18 over the last 37 contests. and yes, if you’re counting, since 1965 (when the corps membership became optional) the record is much closer than you think, which is relevant. Get over it longhorn, you’re team was pathetic this year. it happens to all programs, you are not above mediocrity. No, VY can’t save your team now, he has his own mediocre pro career to work on. Gig’em.